Floriano, Piauí
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| Floriano | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Nickname(s): Princesa do Sul | |||
| Motto: Labor signum nostrum est — Work is our sign | |||
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| Coordinates: 6°46′01″S 43°01′22″W / 6.76694°S 43.02278°WCoordinates: 6°46′01″S 43°01′22″W / 6.76694°S 43.02278°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil | ||
| Region | Northeast | ||
| State |
 Piauí | ||
| Founded | July 8, 1897 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Joel Rodrigues da Silva (PTB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,409.664 km2 (1,316.479 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 57,700 | ||
| • Density | 17.2/km2 (45/sq mi) | ||
| (est. IBGE)[1] | |||
| Time zone | -3 | ||
| HDI | 0.711 – medium [2] | ||
| Website | |||
Floriano is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Piauí.
It is situated in the physiographic zone of the Médio Parnaíba, on the right side of the Parnaíba River, in front of the city of Barão de Grajaú, in the Maranhão. It is also intersected by the rivers Gurguéia and Itaueira.
It is a principal educational center of the southern part of the state of Piauí and Maranhão, and exercises influence over about 30 municipalities.
References
- ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2008" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008. Unknown parameter
|data=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
External links
- Atlas Digital do Piauí (PDF), detailed facts about the municipalities in Piauí.
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